Call for Award Nominations: Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging
Sponsored by Division 35 of the American Psychological Association, Society for the Psychology of Women
The Society for the Psychology of Women seeks nominations for the award initiated by Division 35’s Committee on Women and Aging, in honor of Dr. Florence L. Denmark for her tireless work over many years on both gender and aging issues. The award is the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging, and its purpose is to recognize scholarly or public policy accomplishments, or both, in the area of women and aging.
The recipient of the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging in its inaugural year (2010) was Dr. Sally Shumaker, Professor of Social Sciences and Health Policy at Wake Forest University. Dr. Shumaker is a widely published and highly reputed scholar who has made major contributions to psychological research on women’s health, especially in the field of cardiac disease. Dr. Shumaker has played a central role in the Women’s Health Initiative Study and has founded the Graylyn Conferences of Women’s Cognitive Aging and Health.
At this time, nominations are invited for the 2011 award cycle for the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging.
Award and Nomination Details
The award winner will receive a plaque and be recognized at Division 35’s Awards Ceremony during the 2011 APA convention in Washington, DC.
Nominations should include:
• a letter of nomination,
• a 500-word statement describing the nominee’s contributions to scholarship or public policy, or both, on women and aging, and
• the nominee’s current CV.
The nomination may also include letters of support. Self-nominations are acceptable.
The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2011. Please submit nominations/self-nominations and materials via e-mail as Word or PDF attachments to:
Jamila Bookwala, Ph.D., Chair, Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging, <bookwalj@lafayette.edu>
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Jamila Bookwala, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
305 Oechsle Hall
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042
610-330-5285 (voice)
610-330-5349 (fax)
bookwalj@lafayette.edu (electronic)
http://sites.lafayette.edu/bookwalj/ (webpage)
